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Shiloah Tunnel, Jerusalem
| Location | Israel |
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| Composition | Pewter |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular plaque in high relief depicting the entrance to the Shiloah (Siloam) Tunnel set within a stone wall, with an arched doorway at right and a circular panel at left bearing an ancient Paleo-Hebrew inscription reproducing the Siloam Tunnel inscription. The legend in Latin and Hebrew runs along the upper border. The engraver's name appears in the lower left field. |
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| Reverse description | Flat reverse featuring an engraved stylized cityscape of Jerusalem at left, with wavy lines below representing water. A bilingual inscription in Hebrew and Latin script occupies the right portion of the field, with a scriptural reference in the lower left exergue area. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew, Latin |
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